Donor Relations and Stewardship Specialist

­ditional Information About the Role The Donor Relations & Stewardship team nurtures positive and enduring relationships with donors through activities that acknowledge, recognize, and report on gifts, and meaningfully engage donors with St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation (the Foundation) and its mission. This integral and highly collaborative role will help implement a comprehensive donor relations and stewardship program that promotes and facilitates engagement with and recognition of donors at all levels. This involves active and ongoing networking and teamwork with others internally and externally, an ability to understand the diverse nature of stewardship at the Foundation and offer and implement solutions for how to best inform donors about the impact of their philanthropy and show gratitude for their support. The Specialist, Donor Relations & Stewardship reports to the Manager, Donor Relations & Stewardship and will work with them to create and implement stewardship ideas, plans, and processes that will enhance relationships with donors and make thanking and reporting to Foundation donors a more consistent, sophisticated, creative, and timely process. This is a hybrid position; candidates must live in Missouri or Illinois. Overview St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.” Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC). Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Helps ensure the timely implementation of a core platform of donor relations and stewardship activities to support Foundation goals. Utilizes strong communication and writing skills to organize and deliver annual communications that cultivate, steward, solicit, acquire and retain donors , consistently delivering exceptional experiences. Responsibilities Enhances the donor experience by collaborating with Marketing & Communications to repurpose and distribute compelling content to the right donors through the right channels at the right times. Establishes stewardship action tracks in Raiser’s Edge to improve donor journeys Implements new and unique donor engagement opportunities as necessary. Creates and executes annual solicitation and stewardship across all channels, including detailed planning, data and trend analysis, and best practices Minimum Requirements Education Bachelor's Degree Experience 2-5 years Supervisor Experience < 2 years Preferred Requirements Experience 5-10 years Licenses & Certifications Fundraising Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date Disability insurance* paid for by BJC Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC 401(k) plan with BJC match Tuition Assistance available on first day BJC Institute for Learning and Development Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time Adoption assistance To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits *Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer